NMC Canticum Novum
NMC's Canticum Novum, meaning "new song," is the premier vocal ensemble in Northern Lower Michigan. Canticum Novum is an auditioned-only ensemble — please see below for audition information. Canticum Novum has several performance cycles throughout the year, with an emphasis on performances in the Fall and late Spring. Because of the challenging literature and the abbreviated rehearsal schedule, only singers with good reading skills should inquire. Registration fees for the 2022-2023 season are $150.
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2025-2026 Audition information
- We have a few Tenor and Bass spots open for this coming season. Online auditions are due Friday, August 22 by midnight.
- Audition materials can be found here.
important 2025-2026 dates
- Friday, August 22 - Online Canticum Novum Auditions Due
- Friday, October 17 - Canticum Novum performing at the MI ACDA Conference (Alma College)
- Saturday, November 8 - Canticum Novum Retreat (1:00pm-6:00pm)
- Saturday, May 30 - Canticum Novum performs at St. Andrews, Beulah - "Music Down In My Soul"
- featuring works by Brahms, Mike Mitchell, Rosephanye Powell, Elaine Hagenberg, Benjamin Cramer, Ysaye Barnwell, Jeffrey Cobb, Kim André Arnesen, Moses Hogan, and Johannes Brahms
- Friday, June 5 - Canticum Novum at Kirkbride Hall, TC - "Music Down In My Soul"
- June 13-24 - Canticum Novum on tour